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When the Rev. Calvin Butts III of Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church was asked by CBS about the attack, he spoke of "the examples that our children are faced with." Such as? "We've had Presidents resign, foreign Prime Ministers resign in disgrace. We've had Oliver North lie publicly on television . . . And many of our youngsters, across racial lines, see that and then...
...also expect the ballot will be very close. If that is the case, whether Wright wins or loses becomes almost irrelevant; either way, his effectiveness as Speaker would be undermined. Like Ed Meese, he would probably hang on to his job for a while for appearances' sake, then quietly resign (no one expects him to leave the House). The Speaker still has time to turn that glum scenario around, but he will have to mount a more convincing defense than any he has been able to produce to date...
...disturbances shocked many Jordanians, whose country has been remarkably stable for nearly two decades in spite of its precarious geographical location. Outwardly the protesters focused their anger on Prime Minister Zaid Rifai, chanting, "This man must resign, or we will burn the country...
...students have called for Premier Li Peng to resign and say senior leader Deng Xiaoping, 84, is too old to rule. But most say their campaign is not anti-government...
...question of timing also was unclear. Takeshita, 65, said he would resign after Parliament passes the budget for the 1989 fiscal year that began April 1. But the budget has been delayed by an opposition boycott of Parliament over the stock-trading scandal...